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Economy May 2, 2017 | 2:38 pm

Biggest bank’s assets jump 8.9% to US$8.1B in 2016

Santo Domingo.-  The president of the country's biggest bank on   Saturday announced that its total assets topped RD$387.0 billion (US$8.1 billion) in 2016, or 8.9% higher than in 2015. Grupo Popular CEO Manuel A. Grullón said the bank's net loan portfolio reached RD$248.2 billion for a relative growth of 8.3%. "At the end of 2016, total consolidated deposits amounted to RD$302.0 billion... Read more

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